Dante Alighieri’s 700th centenary will once again be celebrated by the Strada Stretta Concept, this time through an interplay between the Maltese għana and Dante’s La Divina Commedia. Battibekki Kontra Dante aims to bridge the two cultures into one holistic vision.

The cross-disciplinary approach connecting folk music with one of the most important pieces of literature ever written presents a juxtaposition of different artistic worlds, an approach that is integral to the vision of artistic director, Giuseppe Schembri Bonaci.